City officials in the Northwest Georgia town of Rome have ordered the removal of some brightly colored silhouettes of women designed to raise awareness about breast cancer because they say the signs are too close to state highways.
City Manager John Bennett told the Rome News-Tribune that Floyd Medical Center was asked to remove several pink-and-green silhouettes from state highway rights of way.
Medical center spokeswoman Haley Walker said the cut-outs, known around town as paper dolls, are a joint partnership with the Rome Area Council for the Arts.
She said the medical center was given four hours to remove them, and that the order came after a complaint was made to city officials.
She said 25 of the signs were taken down Thursday and a few others have been stolen.